The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-26

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IribackeT & Davis, occupied a room on
the third floor. He was awakened by
the electric bells and, after arousing
several people on the same floor, jumped
through a window to the kitchen roof.
There everything was In flames. After
bidding goodbye to several others on
the same roof he made a rush for the
Eagle street door, going through the
kitchen skylight and out through the
flames and escaTed. He left five per-
SONS on the kitchen roof, and thinks
they must all have persisted, as they did
not attempt to follow him through the
flames.
Mr.. Stafford, proprietor Of the hotel,
tells the following story:
"Our room was on the south end,
and we dropped down to the roof of the
fraim building. My wife wanted to go
through the hall, but locked the door
and put the key into my pocket. Then
I jumped and she sprang into my arms.
We were awakened by the electric
bells, and if they had not been turned
on promptly there would have been a
terrible loss of life. The bells awaken
ed everybody in the house. l think
the loss of life is less than some esti
mates | have heard. There are proba
bly, not more than six persons dead"
Chief Hornung, of the Fire Depart
ment, says: The number of people res
cued by the Gremen is about 20 to %.
We did all we could to rescue them.
We got two streams INTO the corridor
of the hotel and at that moment the
flames were shooting up that big star.
case and elevator way beyond the reach
of the hose. We tried to play both
streams upward on the fire, but there
was so much screaming of guests and
calls for help from the windows that
we called off most of the men from the
hose and let the building go for awhile,
giving all our attention to the ladders.
| yelled, save the people," and the
boys helped nan the ladders Oh the out
side. putting up two on the main street
side and the short ones on Eagle street.
There was need for them, toe: 1t was
a horrible sight to see the people jump
ing from every side. The cool headed
ones were rescued all right, but some
wouldn't wait"
Henry b. Rumsey was on the top
8 DRY. He ran down one fight OF
stairs and started for the rear window.
Seeing a little girl in the hallway he
returned, got her and jumped with her
IN his arms on to Bunnell's Museum.
The skin and the beard of his face were
burned off, and he was severely burned
about the body. He will probably die.
T. Michaels, a commercial traveller,
had a thrilling escape. lie tried to get
out by climbing hand over hand along
an electric light cable to the roof of the
Museum. Three others got on the wire
and it broke down. Mr.. Michaels fell
about So feet, bat broke nc bones.
Among The brave deeds of the FIRE
men was one deserving of special at
tenticn. District Engineer Edward
Murphy was on a Ladder rescuing some
of the occupants of the hotel. AT an
upper story window was M of tue fe-
male dOmestIcs. He shouted to her to
remain where she was and he would
come up and save her. The poor crea
ture, frantic with terror, instead OF
obeying, leaped from the window and
literally threw herself at Murphy.
This caused him to lose his balance on
the ladder. but he hung IN with one
hand and caught the girl around the
neck, holding her thus firmly until he
could regain his equilibrium, when he
slid down the ladder, bearing her safely
to the ground.
AS far as can be asceTtalned the dead
are as follows: Kat. Kent. servant;
| Minnie Kelly, servant; Katie Pierce,
servant: Wilson Purcell. of II. G..
Dunn d Co ; Mark Osborn, day clerk
at the hotel; -- johnson, a Tor
onto railway man; Kate Wolf, of Lock-
port, servant.
The dying are: Jacob Kahn, of
New York; Henry b. Rumsey, New
York; Maggie Mulrach, Buffalo; Mary
| Nolan, Buffalo, and Edward Whelan,
Newburg.
Those who were dangerously burned
or injured are as follows: /. H. Finch,
Scranton; t. X. Moore. Cleveland;
w. A. Haren. Helena, Montgomery,
G. W. Dubois, Syracuse; W. J. Mann,
Buffa'o; Mrs. Mann, Buffalo; Jennie
Mann, Buffalo; Mills Barse, Clean;
| Mat Shannon, Buffalo; Charles Clinton
BidweI, Buffalo; Minnie Weller, But
falo; Mrs. Kate Pierce, Buffalo; Nellie
WEIGH, Buffalo; Nettie Harvey, Buff
falo; Perry Davis, New Yo.k, George
F. Mlchaels, New York and W. J..
MacBay, Niagara Falls.
A servant girl named Walsh is he
lievpd also to be among the dead. The
walls of the burned building are a
menace to life and until they are RACED
and the ruins cooled, no search for
bodies can be made.
1t is undoubtedly a fact that at least
thirty persons persisted. The total loss
bythe fire will be $500, 900
BUFFALO, N. Y, sMs uh 10Th. A
reorganization OF the loss aud probable
loss of life by the Richmond Hotel fire
shows four deaths, four missing (who
are doubtless dead), M dying, and
half a dozen others lying in a very crit
ical condition, and four others missing,
WHO may be among the dead.
The list of missing ones who 1t is
known were In the hotel AT the time of
the fire remains the same, and IS as
follows:
Marx Osborne, hotel clerk, last seen
by his room mate making down stairs
for his life.
Mary Welsh, servant, last seen by her
cousin, who saw her jump, and that
was all.
Minnie Kelly, servant last seen by
her companions, who escaped across a
plank 10 tne museum.
Katie Kent, another servant, OF
whom no accounts are given.
BUFFALO. March 20.-Workmen to-
Gay began a search of the ruins OF the
Richmond Hotel, but 1t was slowly
prosecuted, owing to the dangerous
condition OF the walls having greatly
Increased since yesterday. No bodies
were TecOved to-day.
Jennie Mann. the little daughter OF
one of the hotel proprletOrs, III the
rescuing of whom II. b. Rumsey, of
New York. sustained injuries that
caused his death, died this evening.
Annie Moan and Mary Murach, ser
wants, are expected to die at the
81 ters' Hospital tonight. Edward